Wednesday July 22, 2015 (Vol. 40 No. 58)
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In the cold: Terry Wang,15, has always had an interest in nature and the outdoors, and later this month he’ll get a chance to explore a part of the world rarely seen by others, during an Arctic expedition. i see page 11
Answers sought after officer also shot in confrontation with ‘suicidal’ man outside police station
Man killed in struggle with officers Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter
Hudson Brooks shooting victim
One man is dead and a police officer wounded following gunfire outside the South Surrey District 5 RCMP office early Saturday. According to police, officers responded to reports of a “suicidal” man screaming outside of the office – which is located in the 1800-block of 152 Street and shares the building with Semiahmoo Library – at approximately 2:30 a.m. July 18.
“A physical struggle ensued and the male was shot by an officer,” a news release states. “The individual has died. One of the police officers involved was injured as a result of the confrontation and was transported to hospital for treatment. “The police officer suffered a non-lifethreatening gunshot wound, the circumstances of which are under investigation.” The news release did not indicate the victim’s identity, whether he was armed or who fired the shot that struck the offi-
cer. It was later revealed that only policeissued firearms were found at the scene. At a makeshift memorial site the next day, the deceased was identified to Peace Arch News as 20-year-old South Surrey resident Hudson Brooks. Surrey RCMP deferred comment to the Independent Investigations Office, which investigates officer-related incidents of death or serious harm and has taken over the case. i see page 4
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Evidence is gathered at the scene.
Road warriors Hundreds of the top cyclists from across North America and Europe – led by Shelley Olds, who stood atop the podium twice – clicked into their pedals at the Tour de White Rock last weekend, capping off a busy BC Superweek schedule. For more, see page 25. Gord Goble photo
Time-extension request by pro-marijuana pastor initially denied
City delays church decision after legal advice Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter
Following some tension – and last-minute legal advice – White Rock council has given the man behind a makeshift church structure on Marine Drive extra time to prepare for a “reconsideration” hearing regarding the site’s declaration as a “nuisance.”
The extension, granted Monday morning during a special council meeting called specifically to deal with the matter, gives Robin Douglas until 9 a.m. July 27 to organize evidence and seek legal advice of his own. Douglas – pastor of the cannabis-based Church of the Holy Smoke, which has been operating out of a tent structure in the
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14700-block of Marine Drive for about four months – was advised last week that he had until July 24 to remove the structure and garbage from the property. The deadline followed a unanimous vote by council on July 13 to adopt a resolution brought forward by director of development services Karen Cooper, declaring the site
a “nuisance.” The resolution notes the site is an “eyesore” and “out of character with the neighbourhood.” As well, it states, the structure does not comply with city bylaws or provincial building regulations, and has been the subject of complaints about smoke, garbage and noise from neighbours. i see page 2 Kintec White Rock
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